B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » germs http://kkcb.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What Are the Germiest Surfaces in Hotel Rooms? You May Be Surprised http://kkcb.com/germiest-surfaces-hotel-rooms/ http://kkcb.com/germiest-surfaces-hotel-rooms/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:04:14 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=112502 You’ve probably seen those reports about how germy hotel beds can be. But a new study shows something else in a room is likely to be far more contaminated.

]]> http://kkcb.com/germiest-surfaces-hotel-rooms/feed/ 0 hfiguiere, Flickr 7 Ways I Deal With Public Restrooms, A View From A Germaphobe http://kkcb.com/7-ways-i-deal-with-public-restrooms-a-view-from-a-germaphobe/ http://kkcb.com/7-ways-i-deal-with-public-restrooms-a-view-from-a-germaphobe/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:45:21 +0000 Ken Hayes http://kkcb.com/?p=31078 I admit that I have a problem with germs.  I'm not a perfect person, and perhaps this is one of my biggest flaws.  I'm unreasonably afraid of germs.  There are far more severe cases than myself, but I had a moment of clarity the other day and realized I definitely do things differently than other people

]]> http://kkcb.com/7-ways-i-deal-with-public-restrooms-a-view-from-a-germaphobe/feed/ 0 (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Are You Washing Your Hands? http://kkcb.com/are-you-washing-your-hands/ http://kkcb.com/are-you-washing-your-hands/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:10:21 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=2582

We all know that washing our hands is a key to staying healthy and avoiding the spreading of germs.  I'm not a germaphobe, but I make sure to wash my hands a lot, especially when using a restroom.  Should we safely assume everyone is washing their hands too?  Well, at first glance it looks good...but then when digging deeper you realize you may not want to share a bag of Doritos with someone else quite yet.   According to a recent American Society for Microbiology survey:

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